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Public Information Meetings for 2015-2016 Guidelines, as follows:

1. Wednesday, August 19, 2015
New Bedford Free Public Library, 3rd Floor Meeting Room
6-8 PM.
2. Thursday, September 17 2015,
SLIDE SLAM and intro to new guidelines, at the New Bedford Art Museum,
6-8 PM

Applications must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2015, or hand delivered to the Mayor's office by 4 p.m. on October 15, 2015.

SIXTEEN (16) complete copies are required with your signed original.

NO REPRODUCED COPIES OF PREVIOUS GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

NOTE: Applications for sole funding will not be considered, but in-kind funding is accepted as another source of income.

2015-2016 NEW BEDFORD CULTURAL COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mat Arruda, Jane Ferris Richardson, Brooke Baptiste, Scott Carola, Patricia Daughton (Secretary & Co-Chair), Hank Gatlin, Jill Horton-Simms (Chair), Kat Knudsen, Deb Smook, Pat Coomey Thornton, Eric Stotts (Treasurer), Terry Wolkowicz, Jessica Bregoli, Fitzcarmel LaMarre

New Bedford Cultural Council (NBCC) funds programs that promote excellence, access, education, and diversity in the Arts, Humanities and Interpretive Sciences to improve the quality of life for New Bedford city residents. NBCC ensures that New Bedford's share of Massachusetts Cultural Council funds are administered fairly and in the best interests of the community.

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New Bedford Cultural Council PO Box 2027 New Bedford, MA 02741-2027 000-000-0000

LCC Program Guidelines

In order to apply for an LCC grant, applicants must meet all eligibility and criteria requirements of the LCC Program.

For more detailed information, refer to the full LCC Program Guidelines (PDF).

Council Priorities

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2018

$87,295
The Council will only accept applications from the online application submission process. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

We will start accepting applications on September 1st and all online applications must be submitted by October 17th.
NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

STANDARD GRANTS
The New Bedford Cultural Council will give priority to grants that have a measurable impact on the New Bedford community through the following :

Applications that demonstrate collaboration with other groups or organizations
Applications that support Arts education in the schools i.e. Field Trips
Applications that provide Low-cost or free cultural events for the New Bedford community
Applications that support individual artists (includes visual, writers, performers, etc.) and their projects
Applications that involve youth and low-income populations
Applications that produce Outdoor concerts/Festivals

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS TO BE UPLOADED:
1. Letter of Confirmation from the venue your project/event will take place.
2. SALARIES: Letter of explanation of salaries and names of salaried individuals. NOTE: if you are a salaried employee of the organization you are not eligible to take a salary from your grant.

CREDITING LCC GRANTS The MCC and the LCC must be credited by using the MCC's credit logo and credit line. We encourage grant recipients to use both the MCC logo and the credit statement, but you are only required to use one. Please check your local cultural council's web page in case it has its own local credit requirements. Logos are downloadable from this site. The logo must be produced as a unit without alteration. The credit line is as follows: "This program is supported in part by a grant from the (name of local cultural council), a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency."
FIELD TRIPS

What Types of Field Trips Will Be Funded?
Any field trip that fits with your class curriculum is eligible to be funded. Some examples of trips we’ve funded in the past are: trips to shows at the Zeiterion, the Rotch-Jones-Duff House, trips to the Museum of Science in Cambridge, etc.

Who is Eligible to Apply?
Schools organizing the field trip are eligible to apply,
as well as cultural organizations hosting the field trips.

What is the Maximum Amount My School Can Receive?
This year there is no set maximum on the amount that a given school can receive;
however, the amount that we will be able to give to each school will depend
on the amount of overall requests and the amount of money we receive.

How Do I Submit My Grant Application?

Follow the instructions online at Online Application for LCCs. Start by visiting the website at http://mass-culture.org/. Click on “Applicants”

PLEASE INSERT THE NAME OF YOUR SCHOOL IN THE "APPLICANT" FIELD AND YOUR CONTACT NAME IN THE "CONTACT NAME" FIELD BELOW.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW
1. REQUIRED! Please include in the "How does your project provide public benefit" section please write about how your Field Trip supports and connects to your curriculum.

2. REQUIRED! Under "QUALIFICATIONS OF ARTISTS, ETC." only include a sentence that "This is an approved Field Trip by the Zeiterion, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, the Museum of Science, etc.

CREDITING FIELD TRIP GRANTS Use the credit line and/or MCC logo on any permission slips, letters, flyers, newsletters, etc. that mention your cultural field trip experience to recognize the granting LCC.

Apply Now

An online application will be available September 1.

Funding List

FY 2018

Name Project Project title Amount

AHA! New Bedford Arts The Holiday Stroll $500

AHA! New Bedford Arts NB Cultures $1,500

Ashley Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $405

Baptista, Candida Rose Arts KabuMerikanus - The Sum of US: Exploring the Cabo $488

Barbosa, Tracy Arts House of Glass $2,000

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Humanities #BlackGirlMagic $500

Brooks Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $365

Buzzards Bay Coalition Science Discover Buzzards Bay $750

Campbell Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $380

Cape Verdean Recognition Committee Humanities The 46th Annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade $2,000

Carney Academy Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $925

Carney Academy Science Toying With Science $2,000

Carney Academy Arts Charlotte's Web $1,408

CEDC Arts My Story Mural $1,100

Congdon Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $655

DaRosa, Maegan Arts Charlotte's Webb Live Show $560

DaSilva, Monica M. Arts A Trip to the Z to Learn about Curiosity (through $600

Dennison Memorial Community Center Arts Dennison Children's Art Program $1,250

DeValles Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $645

Discovery Language Academy Arts Rancho Folclorico da Escola Portuguesa $1,250

Dyer Maker Studio Arts "A Threaded Past: A Community Narrative of Work an $825

Felix, Jonathan Arts Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead! $750

Gallery X Arts 3rd Annual William Street Neighborhood Festival $1,500

Global Learning Charter Public School Science Field trip to Museum of Science $674

Gomes Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $710

Hatch Street Studios Arts Hatch Street Open Studios $1,325

Hathaway Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $380

Hayden-McFadden Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $740

Holy Family Holy Name School Arts Charlotte's Web $560

Holy Family Holy Name School Arts Curious George $1,440

Jackman, Nicole Science Party for the Planet $750

Jackson, Brandy Arts Trash Talking Timeline STEAM Learning $250

Jacobs Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $545

Jameson, Scott Arts 'Libraries Rock' Library Program $263

King, Amy Arts Music on the Veranda $500

Kochis, Teresa Arts Youth Circus Workshops & Public Performances $2,000

Lincoln Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $1,005

Moerlein, Andy Arts Living Architecture $1,000

NBHS Drama Club Arts Spring Musical - Sweeney Todd $2,000

New Bedford Art Museum/ ArtWorks! Arts Teen Arts Council $2,000

New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! Arts Teen Artist Internship Program $2,250

New Bedford Ballet Arts Bringing History to Life Through the Arts $575

New Bedford Festival Theatre, Inc. Arts Festival Theatre 2018 Summer Academy $3,000

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center Arts Exploring our Fishing Heritage $750

New Bedford Historical Society Arts Juneteenth Family Fun Day $2,038

New Bedford JazzFest Arts 7th Annual New Bedford JazzFest $2,500

New Bedford JazzFest Arts Jazz at AHA $750

New Bedford Libraries Arts Across the Americas: A Song and Story Celebration $163

New Bedford Preservation Society Humanities Living History Architectural Walking Tours $425

New Bedford Public Schools Division of Adult Education Arts Family Literacy Day at the Adult Learning Center $263

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Arts Learning in Concert: The Orchestra as Ecosystem $3,000

New Bedford Whaling Museum Science April Vacation Week Programs $3,000

New Bedford Whaling Museum Arts February Vacation Week Programs $2,813

Pacheco Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $635

Parker Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $350

Pimental, Korey Arts Shakespeare in Buttonwood $3,000

Pulaski Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $1,000

Renaissance Community School for the Arts Arts African Arts in Education $1,100

Renaissance Community School for the Arts Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $350

Renaissance Community School for the Arts Arts Black violin $430

Rodman Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $325

Sarah Herman Arts Using the Arts to Augment Humanities Lessons $956

South Coast Childrens' Chorus Arts African Children's Choir Cultural Collaboration $1,250

SouthCoast Childrens Theatre, Inc. Arts Mary Poppins $1,000

Southeastern Ma Educational Collaborative Arts The Theater Experience $848

St James St John School Science Toying With Science $830

Swift Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $365

Taylor Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $350

The Arc of Greater New Bedford Arts The Kids on the Block $630

Vaughan, Nathan Arts Deck the Windows 2017 $1,475

Waterfront Historic Area League Arts Co-Creative youth STEAM robotics and green screen $550

Whaling History Alliance (Friends of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park) Arts Part of the Oath $2,672

Winslow Elementary School Arts The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis $665

Woods Arts & Literacy Foundation Arts Big Bugs for Kids $313

Woods Arts & Literacy Foundation Science Girls Who Code Club $1,013

Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. Arts Native Cultural Experience $1,013

YWCA Girls Exclusive Program -Catherine Bourassa Humanities Girls Exclusive Program $900

Zajac, Polly Arts Elf, Jr. The Musical $1,000

Zeiterion Theatre, Inc. Arts New Bedford Folk Festival $2,000

Zeiterion Theatre, Inc. Arts Zeiterion Teen Ambassador Program $2,250

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Name	Project	Project title	Amount
AHA! New Bedford	Arts	The Holiday Stroll	$500
AHA! New Bedford	Arts	NB Cultures	$1,500
Ashley Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$405
Baptista, Candida Rose	Arts	KabuMerikanus - The Sum of US: Exploring the Cabo	$488
Barbosa, Tracy	Arts	House of Glass	$2,000
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church	Humanities	#BlackGirlMagic	$500
Brooks Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$365
Buzzards Bay Coalition	Science	Discover Buzzards Bay	$750
Campbell Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$380
Cape Verdean Recognition Committee	Humanities	The 46th Annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade	$2,000
Carney Academy	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$925
Carney Academy	Science	Toying With Science	$2,000
Carney Academy	Arts	Charlotte's Web	$1,408
CEDC	Arts	My Story Mural	$1,100
Congdon Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$655
DaRosa, Maegan	Arts	Charlotte's Webb Live Show	$560
DaSilva, Monica M.	Arts	A Trip to the Z to Learn about Curiosity (through	$600
Dennison Memorial Community Center	Arts	Dennison Children's Art Program	$1,250
DeValles Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$645
Discovery Language Academy	Arts	Rancho Folclorico da Escola Portuguesa	$1,250
Dyer Maker Studio	Arts	"A Threaded Past: A Community Narrative of Work an	$825
Felix, Jonathan	Arts	Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead!	$750
Gallery X	Arts	3rd Annual William Street Neighborhood Festival	$1,500
Global Learning Charter Public School	Science	Field trip to Museum of Science	$674
Gomes Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$710
Hatch Street Studios	Arts	Hatch Street Open Studios	$1,325
Hathaway Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$380
Hayden-McFadden Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$740
Holy Family Holy Name School	Arts	Charlotte's Web	$560
Holy Family Holy Name School	Arts	Curious George	$1,440
Jackman, Nicole	Science	Party for the Planet	$750
Jackson, Brandy	Arts	Trash Talking Timeline STEAM Learning	$250
Jacobs Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$545
Jameson, Scott	Arts	'Libraries Rock' Library Program	$263
King, Amy	Arts	Music on the Veranda	$500
Kochis, Teresa	Arts	Youth Circus Workshops & Public Performances	$2,000
Lincoln Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$1,005
Moerlein, Andy	Arts	Living Architecture	$1,000
NBHS Drama Club	Arts	Spring Musical - Sweeney Todd	$2,000
New Bedford Art Museum/ ArtWorks!	Arts	Teen Arts Council	$2,000
New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!	Arts	Teen Artist Internship Program	$2,250
New Bedford Ballet	Arts	Bringing History to Life Through the Arts	$575
New Bedford Festival Theatre, Inc.	Arts	Festival Theatre 2018 Summer Academy	$3,000
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center	Arts	Exploring our Fishing Heritage	$750
New Bedford Historical Society	Arts	Juneteenth Family Fun Day	$2,038
New Bedford JazzFest	Arts	7th Annual New Bedford JazzFest	$2,500
New Bedford JazzFest	Arts	Jazz at AHA	$750
New Bedford Libraries	Arts	Across the Americas: A Song and Story Celebration	$163
New Bedford Preservation Society	Humanities	Living History Architectural Walking Tours	$425
New Bedford Public Schools Division of Adult Education	Arts	Family Literacy Day at the Adult Learning Center	$263
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra	Arts	Learning in Concert: The Orchestra as Ecosystem	$3,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum	Science	April Vacation Week Programs	$3,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum	Arts	February Vacation Week Programs	$2,813
Pacheco Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$635
Parker Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$350
Pimental, Korey	Arts	Shakespeare in Buttonwood	$3,000
Pulaski Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$1,000
Renaissance Community School for the Arts	Arts	African Arts in Education	$1,100
Renaissance Community School for the Arts	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$350
Renaissance Community School for the Arts	Arts	Black violin	$430
Rodman Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$325
Sarah Herman	Arts	Using the Arts to Augment Humanities Lessons	$956
South Coast Childrens' Chorus	Arts	African Children's Choir Cultural Collaboration	$1,250
SouthCoast Childrens Theatre, Inc.	Arts	Mary Poppins	$1,000
Southeastern Ma Educational Collaborative	Arts	The Theater Experience	$848
St James St John School	Science	Toying With Science	$830
Swift Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$365
Taylor Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$350
The Arc of Greater New Bedford	Arts	The Kids on the Block	$630
Vaughan, Nathan	Arts	Deck the Windows 2017	$1,475
Waterfront Historic Area League	Arts	Co-Creative youth STEAM robotics and green screen	$550
Whaling History Alliance (Friends of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park)	Arts	Part of the Oath	$2,672
Winslow Elementary School	Arts	The Orchestra as Ecosystem: Symphony Symbiosis	$665
Woods Arts & Literacy Foundation	Arts	Big Bugs for Kids	$313
Woods Arts & Literacy Foundation	Science	Girls Who Code Club	$1,013
Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc.	Arts	Native Cultural Experience	$1,013
YWCA Girls Exclusive Program -Catherine Bourassa	Humanities	Girls Exclusive Program	$900
Zajac, Polly	Arts	Elf, Jr. The Musical	$1,000
Zeiterion Theatre, Inc.	Arts	New Bedford Folk Festival	$2,000
Zeiterion Theatre, Inc.	Arts	Zeiterion Teen Ambassador Program	$2,250